But she is plenty involved in personnel and, effectively, has veto power over all major appointments.

All three of the new major appointments are brilliant choices for the immediate purpose.

But a Bush aide explained that this is the group that has the final say on all major appointments.

Typically, he said, it takes a new governor about eight months to get major appointments in place.

So, for a change, the question raised by a major presidential appointment is not one of competence.

So far, Mr. Bush's major appointments have been white men.

In the 1975-76 season, he had his last major appointment.

Also remaining is one other major appointment, that of the leader of the Administration's anti-drug effort.

A major national public appointment will have a more complicated process than a specialist post on a small, advisory committee.

He didn't have any major appointments for another two hours, and had shed his suit coat.